Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-05-17


was stupid and ignorant, and that
patients that took his doses wc,|
likely to die as to mend. Wher q
Wet died, the case was nearly ali,
reported as typhoid fever. The
fellow appeared to reason that
was virulent disease, which he ed
not be expected to cure, and consu
tion, lung fever, and nearly ev
thing else went down in his
ports as 'Tiefoid fever-badd case
was his ruleto get the body ont of
way as soon as possible. II Il con
died early in the morning, he was
led in the afternoon, or his body
TO the college in the evening. II het
at about dusk, his body was dispd
OF before midnight.
"Convicts are useless critters,
the breath leaves 'em, he said I'd
ON one occasion, and keeping
corpse around here kinder discouri
the living
"When ! informed Harvey tbs
would be three months before
plans could be attempted, he grew
perate. He felt certain in his
mind that we should achieve sue
and the idea of delay made him
less. The prison graveyard was
Q part OF the city graveyard, o
least separated only by fence. Al
convict was lifted into q pine co
the lid screwed down, and two men
one-horse wagon drove to the or
| yard and dumped the box into tt
foot hole, and filled the hole
There was no ceremony and no fee
l knew all these facts, for Ihad
several burials, but how Harvey cd
know them was a puzzle to me un
learned that he got them while in
awaiting sentence. He now propd
that he should die and be buried,
that | should dig him up and cd
him off, and wait for life to come.
This called tor far more nerve than
the other plan, and I would not give
him an answer until l had found
fellow enthusiast who entered into the
plot with great alacrity We rented
q room, arranged for q horse and
wagon, provided ourselves with an
electric battery. various restoratives,
wine and food, and on the afternoon
OF the 21st day OF June | promised
Harvey that we would be ready on
the following night. He was greatly
/ elated, and assured me that there
was any hitch "a the programme it
would not be his fault. When l left
him | went to the doctors office in
the prison, and after u few general re-
marks, observed:
"'Well, doctor, is there much sick
ness?
emo. net much
"We shant want any more cadav-
| ers before October
"sNo, l suppose not. Well, it ism t
much of a job to plant EN-
"I was just talking with Harvey
No. 80. He's looking powerful bad
7 and predict he won't live month.
!. killarney. Oh, yes. l was noticing
him, the other day Got all the
points of tiefoid, he has, and he may
, drop off any day
!. "'Well, give him decent barial,
! doctor Good day.
i II had scored II point for my man,
9 The doctor was prepared for his death
II and would make the usual record.
e This is what happened at the prison
g soon after | left: The doctor was in
a formed that Harvey was ILL., and hi
d went in to see him and found hin
d feverish and Eighty, with his pulse
= way up.
e "'Sorry for you, Harvey said TIT
J. old quack, after making brief ex
E. animation, but Pm afraid you are
l. going to be very sick man.
n eyes, think 50, doctor
T. You vegot all the symptoms OF tie
q fold; and if the disease gets gooC
T. grip on you, it will be q hard job tx
D. pull you through
b. Doctor, it's no use,' whispered
II Harvey. If anybody can save me
is you can; but l feel that | have only
" short time to live. I've hal troubi
r with my heart for q long time, and
feel as ii l was gradually going l.
ii pieces
lg Well, I'll send you in some pow
s. ders, and perhaps you'll brace ur
I'd but, to be honest with you, thin
IL your hours are numbered
d. Next morning Harvey was muc
q worse, and the doctor gave up a
I'd hopes, and sent the chaplain in t
H. console the dying man. Harvey wa
be very penitent, and when the goo
r. man left him it was with the firm cor
ed viction that the dying convict ha
On truly repented OF all his sins. AT
ci. O'Clock in the afternoon the hall ma
IN ter reported to the doctor:
Nv "'No. 80 is dead in his cell, sir"
re. "'Oh. he is? Well, those that can
Id live must die. We will have to go tt
It's same way. Have the body put in
er coffin and carried to the dead hous
az and it had better be buried as soon 6
tn night comes
nd Isn't it to 90 to the college?'
m. No they don't need any mo-
ed just now
to "a plain white wood coffin was tai
a en- into the corridor, and the body
ad 80, which was already growing rigi
lrs was placed in it, and the burden va
ire then carried to a shed in the var
or which was used for dead house.
Ter convict named Saunders screwed dow
tte the coffin lid, but before he had fms
ect ed his work he dropped his tools al
ing ran to the doctor and exclaimed:
I'D 81 believe Harvey is in % franc
mt or something of the sort, for as tr'
en- as live | saw his chest heave and h
IKE eyelids flutter as | put the cover OIL
nd "'Bosh.' shouted the doctor.
,ed "But did sir
so "'Look here, Saunders, shall /
to port to the warden that you had be
/. be returned to the blacksmith sho
ad When scrub convict has the auda
lg,' ity to stand up and tell the prise
on doctor that he doesn't know his bu
Id. ness, one or the other should CO.
be "'But meant no disrespect, sir.